1974Final results
1974 election for Oklahoma House District 8
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
J. D. Whorton (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Merwin Rush (D) by 19.4 points.
J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%5,287
Merwin RushDemocrat
40.3%3,569
8,856 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET